Thibodaux krewe to consider moving parade date

Raymond LegendreStaff Writer

Monday

Feb 23, 2009 at 7:24 PMFeb 23, 2009 at 7:26 PM

THIBODAUX – City officials have had informal talks with a longstanding Mardi Gras krewe about moving their parade to Fat Tuesday in an effort to bolster that day’s parade schedule, parade officials said today.

Mayor Charles Caillouet spoke with members of the Krewe of Ambrosia about moving their parade from the first Sunday of carnival season to Mardi Gras, the group’s treasurer Sharon Daigle said. Such a move could be difficult for Ambrosia, Daigle noted, because the floats it rents from the Houma-based Krewe of Terreanians might not be available, if they switched dates.

Potential moves will be discussed at a yearly post-Mardi Gras meeting between Thibodaux’s five krewes and city officials, Caillouet said, and would then have to be approved by the membership of the group seeking a new date.

For the first time in recent memory, the Krewe of Ghana will be the only parade rolling through Thibodaux on Tuesday. The Krewe of Chronos, which formerly paraded on Mardi Gras, joined the Krewe of Cleophas on the second Sunday this year. Chronos switched dates in an attempt to boost membership and participation, Caillouet said.

For more on this story, read Tuesday's Daily Comet or Houma Courier or read online at dailycomet.com or houmatoday.com.

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